I need help choosing a motherboard - GAMING PC

[pixiedust]

Here is what I plan on buying (for the most part) for my gaming rig. I need help choosing a motherboard. I am open to any suggestions with other parts as well. Thank you!


CPU: Intel Boxed Core I7-6700K 4.00 GHz 8M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I76700K

Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 DRAM 3000MHz (PC4-24000) C15 Memory Kit - Black (CMK16GX4M2B3000C15)

Hard Drive: WD Blue 1TB Desktop Hard Disk Drive - 7200 RPM SATA 6 Gb/s 64MB Cache 3.5 Inch - WD10EZEX

Solid State Drive: Samsung 850 EVO 250GB 2.5-Inch SATA III Internal SSD (MZ-75E250B/AM)

Case: NZXT PHANTOM ATX Full Tower Case, White PHAN-001WT

Power Supply Unit: EVGA SuperNOVA 750 G1 80+ GOLD, 750W Fully Modular 10 Year Warranty Power Supply 120-G1-0750-XR

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB SC GAMING ACX 2.0, 26% Cooler and 36% Quieter Cooling Graphics Card 04G-P4-2974-KR

Cooling: Noctua NH-D15 6 heatpipe with Dual NF-A15 140mm fans

 

[nyterage]

seems you have quite a similar looking rig to mine, overall I love my gigabyte g1 gaming 7, but overall I havnt heard much bad about any of the mid to high end z170 boards. what is your budget looking like? do you plan on doing SLI in the future? also, is m.2 a future possibility as well?

 

[techgeek]

I built a system for my son's friend with an ASUS Z170-A which was a decent board. It's not too outrageously priced and has most of the checkbox features that most users want.

The only suggestions I'd make is consider replacing the 970 with a R9 390 (unless you really like nVidia), and changing the EVGA supply to a G2 series rather than a G1. The 390 is priced similarly but it outperforms the 970 in most games. The G2 is just ever so slightly better quality and newer design. The G2 are made by Super Flower, the G1 is made by FSP.

 

[Davidhawker]

well, base on your budget, and for now, also base on the color you want for your gaming rig
here have some good gaming motherboard!!!

MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (the really good one, nice prize, nice color and feature)
MSI Z170A XPOWER GAMING Titanium edition (well, I believe this is the only silver color Z170 motherboard on the market right now)
MSI Z170A Krait GAMING ( this is a white / black motherboard, really good one price / performance )

 

[BarrettSimpson3891]

two way, save some money, get z170m mortar,
or pick the z170a gaming m5 ! this m5 is a really good gaming motherboard, also support duel m.2 for RAID 0